Francisco Lindor does it all with two homers, run-saving catch as Mets top Rockies

Join Post Sports+ for exciting subscriber-only features, including real-time texting with Mike Puma about the inside buzz on the Mets.Francisco Lindor did a little bit of everything Friday.He hit a leadoff homer in the bottom of the first and then helped seal the Mets’ fifth win in their last six games with another home run to start the bottom of the eighth.Mixed in was a great leaping, run-saving catch.The 4-2 victory came against the historically bad Rockies, as the Mets look to take advantage of this portion of their schedule.Coming off a loss versus the awful White Sox, the Mets bounced back with Colorado in town.Not only are the Rockies on pace to break the White Sox record of futility set just last year, they entered the game having lost 10 of their previous 11 games and were a ridiculous 3-25 away from Coors Field.Meanwhile, the Mets have been the best team in the majors at home.

But after going up 3-0 in the fourth inning, the Mets saw the Rockies get back into the game with runs in the sixth and seventh to get to within a run.But Reed Garrett pitched a scoreless eighth and Edwin Diaz closed it out in the ninth.Lindor set the tone in the first and gave David Peterson an early lead.After retiring eight of the first nine batters he faced, Peterson got into a jam in the third.Tyler Freeman and Jordan Beck had consecutive one-out singles to center and after Ezequiel Tover struck out, Peterson walked Hunter Goodman to load the bases.Former Yankee Thairo Estrada followed with a rocket that looked destined for left field, but Lindor made a terrific leaping grab to end the inning and preserve the one-run lead.The shortstop singled with one out in the bottom of the inning and scored on the slumping Juan Soto’s two-out double to the gap in right-center to make it 2-0.The RBI double snapped an 0-for-17 drought for Soto.As Peterson cruised, Starling Marte went deep off Kyle Freeland with one out in the fourth.The solo shot, Marte’s third home run of the year...